Brake-beam support



c. H. WIELIAMS.

BRAKE BEAM SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED MAYU, 1917.

1,369,867. Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

- 3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

C. H. WILLIAMS. BRAKE BEAM SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11, I917.

7 r H 1H 4 aw Mn 0% W3 n. w a P c. H. WILLIAMS.

BRAKE BEAM SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED IIIAY I, I917. 1,369,867.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3- W a {III/MA Patentbd Mar. 1, 1921.

Q'UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE. 1

CHARLES HAINES WILLIAMS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIG-NOR T0 CHICAGO RAIL- WAY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.v

V BRAKE-BEAM surrorrr.

1,369,867. Continuation of application Serial No.

To all whom it may concern: i

Be itknown that LCHAR'LEs HAINES WIL- LIAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Chicago, county of Cook,

and State of Illinois, have invented a cer- "tain new and useful Improvement in Brake Beam Supports, of which the following is a full, clear,'and exact description, such as As is well known in the art, the gear'for V transmitting movement to the brakes is supare carried by hangers supported on the truck frame.

In addition to this means of support, it is well'known practice to employ what is called a' third or fourth point support, consisting of an arrangement for supporting a beam while permitting its movement relative to the wheels in braking operations, and for properly guiding the beam to insurethe accurate application and removal of the brake shoes from the Wheels. 7

In a-copending application, Serial Number 148,551, filed February l l, 1917, I have v disclosed and claimed broadly the subject matter of the present application, andaccordingly, this application is a continuation of'that one, being directed to subject matternot specifically claimed in it;

The broad object of the present invention is to provide an improved beam supporting construction wherein a safety device is pro vided for catching and securely retaining the beam in theevent of its detachment from the hangers which form its normal supporting means, and at the same time to afford, partially by'means of portions which form this safety support, an effective third or fourth point support arrangement which will guide the beam accurately inbraking movements, afford the proper play and movement of the beam to ins r ac ur Specification of Letters Patent.

placing anddisplacing of the shoes. relative to the wheels, and assists in thethrowingoif of the'brakes from the wheels.

More specifically, the object of the present improvement is to provide a brake beam of novel construction adapted tocooperate with a rigid safety supporting member insuch fashion as to affordthe proper third or fourth tion.

Other objects will be obvious or pointed out hereinafter, referencebeing had tothe accompanying drawings in whichpoint supporting and guiding opera- Figure 1 is a detail of portions of a truck. 1

and brake rigging embodying my inventlon, certa1n transverse members being shown in vertlcal sectlon, and certain other parts beingshown in elevation; ported'by the brake beams which, 1n turn,

' Fig. 1 is'a detail of a modified form illuse trating'my invention used as athird point pp i Fig. 2 is a similar detail of a second modi- Flg. 3 is a similar as to provide a fourth point support; Elg. 4 1s a fourth modification for a fourth polnt support;

Fig. 5 is a fifth modification for a fourth.

point support; I I H Figsufi, 7, 8, 9 and 10 sh0w stillfurther modifications which may be either third or ber of the beam; Grepresents the brake head,

and 7 designates the hanger attached tothe head soas to support the beam and parts carried thereby. This hanger may be at:v tached to a portion of-the truck frame in any ofthe conventional-fashions. I fthe beam is to be arranged for a third point of 'support,'the strut is provided with a resilient member 8 carried adjacent the tension member of the beam, which resilient mem detail on third soda fied form in which the arrangement is such her may be in any convenient form, such as in the form of a strip of spring metal shaped to provide a flexible and elastic supporting" member. Attached to a truck portion independently of the brake beam and independently of the normal supporting means of the brake beam, is a supporting member 9, which preferably is in the form of a rigid bar of suitable cross section to provide an upper bearing surface. This supporting member 1s so arranged as to extend below the brake beam, andmaybe bentto have the proper directionrelative .to theaxlejofthe wheels to provide the proper'guidmg support for the cation andremoval of they brakes, and at the same time the beam is permitted to have the necessary slight 'movement toward and from the supporting member. 9 incident to the stressing of .the brakes uponthe wheels,

such movement being desirable 1nperm1tting the, shoes tobe properly accommodated to the wheels to insure even wear and uni- .form contact. The reaction ofthe resilient.

member 8, upon the release of, the'brakes, functions toassist in the throwing off of the shoesifromthe wheels. Inthis fashion,it will be observed that the supporting member 9 contributes to the guiding function obtainable with the thirdor fourth point .support arrangement. The; supporting member'.9 has. thefurther function, ho wever,of

providing a safety, support such as will be effective to catch thebeam in case of its detachment from its normal supporting therearetwoof thesupporting members 9,

wheels. .f Inthe form illustrated in Figs. land 2 "means, and prevent its falling, under the I havefshown the invention as forming a third point support. In'Figs. 8, 4, and 5 I have shown the. invention as forming a fourth point support. In this arrangement,

"one disposedat, each side of the strut, and a transverse member of the beam, such as the tensionmember 5, is provided with two at-. .tachments each including a resilient memher 8', and'which latter are designed tofindh support and guidance upon theassociated supporting members 9. This arrangement functions in the manner above described with reference to" the third point support arrangement. T

In case; a solldbeam, as distinguished "from a't'russed beam, is employed, my imp'r oyement may be embodied therewith in a variety of 'forms certainones of which are illustrated in Figs. 6 to 10 inclusive. In these figures, I have designated the beam by the character B. In the forms shown in Figs, 9 and 10, the device includes a yielding pressure member 11 which has bearing against a stop member 10 so that, upon the movement of the-beam in the application of the brakes, the member 11 is placed-under compression against the stop member 10,

and upon the release of the brakes the expansion of the pressure member 11 operates to'assist in the throw off of thebrakes. f

In. the modification illustrated inFig. 9, I showthe supporting member 9 as attached to a portion 12 of the truck frame, instead of to the spring plank 1, said. member =12 kbes any conv e amepor iqn, 11 1 6 transom or bolster guide. IntheformS illustrated in Figs. G te, 9, the truckboletenis indicatedby the numeralgl.

From theforegoing, it istoy I thatymy invention may. beembodied in a great variety of forms, and it is'to beunderstood a that all of those herein shown are intended to be illustrativeof. the invention,;

andlnot, definitive of its range. offvariation, the appended claims being. intfii ded .to oompreheng various embodiments.

that I claim is:

1. Ina truck, the combination ofga brake 1 e observed beam, a safety supportingimemberl attached to .aftruck portion independent1y. l of the beam, and a resilientmember carriedbythe beam andcooperating with the supporting member toaiford guidance for the beam in.

braking operations.

2.,Ina truck, he combination'ofabrake beam mounted for movement, a safetysupporting member, affixed to a portion of. a

truck independently of the beam attachment, and a .resilientmember carried by the: beam andarrangedfor sliding'support upon the supporting member, theflexibility of said resilient member. permitting "its movement toward the supportingmember under, Ibrak: ing stresses.

3. In a truck,.the combinationofa beam mounted. for oscillatory movement on.,ithe truck, a safety supporting. member adapted to sustain the weight, ofthe, beam attached to the truck independently, of the Ibeamlmounting and 'disposedlin' positionto. receive. the

same. in the event of! its detachmentI from its. normal supporting means, andaresilient membei' ,carried byfth'e beam andcooperat'ing with the. supporting member for'fsliding movement long'itudinallyv thereof, to guide the beam in.brakingLniovementsl. f; r

4. In, a car. truck, the combination of a swinging brake beam, a. bar, underlying said beam, and a resilient memberfixdly secured to said beam at oneend and slidably engag ing said :bar at the other. end, substantially as described.

5. Aithird on fourth support for- 1'30 brake beams comprising a clamping member having legs and designed to be secured to a part of the brake beam, and a rubbing shoe formed integral with one of the legs of the clamping member.

6. A third or fourth point support/for brake beams comprising an eye portion adapted'to embrace a part of the brake beam, clamping legs extending from said eye portion, and a rubbing shoe integral with one 10' of said clamping legs.

. In testimony whereof- I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 26" day of April, 1917.

CHARLES HAINES WILLIAMS. Witnesses:

E. T. WALKER, M. F. HUNTOON. 

